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Unit 4 Space Exploration
Reading for Writing
Present an argument about space exploration
Is Exploring Space
A Waste of Time And Money?
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What do you know about China’s space exploration?
Why should we explore space?
Read and classify the and about space exploration.
1. It provides humans with hope for the future.
2. It increases our knowledge.
3. It could allow us to know about other civilizations (文明).
4. It drives innovations(创新) in numerous fields.
5. Exploring space is a costly (昂贵的) venture.
6. We must consume (花费)resources to get people or equipment into space.
7. Exploring space means we’re leaving a lot of litter(垃圾) behind.
8. True space exploration requires international cooperation(国际协作).
How much do we spend on space exploration ?
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NASA may spend 24,801,500,000 dollars in 2022
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It has taken 65 years to develope space exploration
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Is Exploring Space
A Waste of Time And Money?
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While-reading
Introduction
Main body
Main body
Main body
Conclusion
The structure of the passage is
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general-particular-general
(总-分-总)
However
Firstly
Secondly
Finally
In closing
The author used many transitional words to develop in every paragraphs. What are they?
Tip2:To make our article more logical , we should use some linking words.
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Underline the different opinions about space
Countries around the globe are spending billions of dollars and lots of time on various space missions, whether to Mars or other planets much further away. Some people argue that we should stop wasting time and money exploring space. Instead, we should feed the world's poor and find immediate solutions to other problems, such as pollution and fatal diseases. However, others feel this is a shallow view which fails to realise how exploring space helps us.
Activity 2:
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